John Kellett (wearing the cap) digs trash out of a dumpster that Mr. Trash Wheel collected. It’s time to put Mr. Trash Wheel on a diet. Environmentalists say the iconic Baltimore waterfront hero has gobbled up too many plastic bottles – 1.8 million to be exact – over the last decade. They are pushing the Maryland General Assembly to pass a ‘bottle bill’ in the upcoming session in hopes of increasing recycling.